Few days close to Heaven: The Dzongri Trek

hell_rider · 17th April 2007, 01:28

thats a bloody amazing trip man. thanks for sharing.

pjbiju · 20th April 2007, 22:40

Amazing trip and sitting down to write it down for us is even more inspiring. Would love to go on such a trip some day before I am too old to do that.

The longest I have walked on a single day up a mountain is around 40 km non stop (from sea level to around 4500 ft. from Salem to Yercaud in Tamil Nadu). Have done similar trips a couple of times more. Will write about it some day.

bruty · 27th June 2007, 18:13

Really amazing pictures and waht a great right up. I felt so refreshed even after seeing teh pictures.

Samurai · 28th June 2007, 12:21

Couple of days back Rudra spent barely 5 minutes on one of the images from this trip and this is what came out.

The original is here.

lancersfx · 20th August 2007, 08:45

Hey samurai:Thatz one of the tedious expeditions....I myself love trekking but this would certainly is a challenge that is not easy....But worth the trek is the ice covered mountain tops which is a no--see anywhere in south.....congrats that you and your wife were able to make it safe and sound.....And a nice pictorial sequence kept me occupied the entire travel...It was just like me on a virutal trek.....

FATAL3RROR · 15th November 2007, 18:10

Hi Samurai! Sorry for bumping up an old thread but really loved going through your travelogue. Brought back some real good memories of this same trek which I did with a couple of friends in May, 2006. Lovely writeup and pics you have posted there.

Am uploading some of my own trip for everyone to view:

The drive from Siliguri to Yuksam:

The Dubdi Monastery at Yuksam:

At Bakhim - On the way to Tsokha

Water, water everywhere at Tsokha

Morning at Tsokha - the most beautiful morning of my life!

Tsokha village - Top View

On the way from Tsokha to Dzongri

Flowerland begins!

Yours truly:

View Point at Dzongri

Samurai, you have put it right - The closest you can get to heaven staying on this planet is HERE.

Regards,
Fatal3rror

Samurai · 15th November 2007, 18:50

FATAL3RROR,

Awesome, so you did this about 7 months after I did. The vegetation looks little different. But I see too much cloud, did you manage to see the peak at DZongri top? We were very fortunate with weather conditions, with very clear view of everything.

P.S: There is nothing wrong in bumping up travlogue threads, these are not timebound threads.

P.S.S: I resized and re-hosted your images for easy viewing. The imageshack will lose your images after a while if not viewed for a long period. Some really lovely images there.

hellstar · 15th November 2007, 20:43

Nice pictures pal , i am planning to do the trip next year with my wife , so working out on the logistics here , its a bit too early but i think we both need to get ourselves in shape for the trek also.

FATAL3RROR · 15th November 2007, 21:47

@Samurai: Yes, it was very cloudy but it made things all the better, believe me. Thankfully, we stayed for 2 nights at Dzongri. We couldn't see a thing on the first morning but Gods blessed us the next morning, giving us an amazing view of the snow-capped peaks all around. I am planning to do this trek again in winters sometime soon.
Thanks for resizing and uploading the images again!

@hellstar: Thanks man. You really need to do this trek. Shoot if you have any queries about the trek! All the best!

kibi · 16th November 2007, 09:24

Well to think that I was feeling good about trekking Thadiyandamol in 4 hours without any form of exercise.............

Wifey had decided after the Thadiyandamol trek that she would never do it again and thanks to this travelogue I see her researching Sikkim now...

Between my sis is in airforce and in Baghdogra so extra reason to make the trip.

Samurai · 16th November 2007, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by FATAL3RROR

but Gods blessed us the next morning, giving us an amazing view of the snow-capped peaks all around.

Hey, where are the snaps of your view of Khangchendzonga peak?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kibi

Wifey had decided after the Thadiyandamol trek that she would never do it again and thanks to this travelogue I see her researching Sikkim now...

If that is the case, my travelogue has served some purpose.

FATAL3RROR · 16th November 2007, 13:05

There were more than 300 pictures taken during the course of the trek..Put up some of my favourite ones here. You can look up rest of the pictures online at my album here:
Flickr: Photos from road2sikkim

mobike008 · 16th November 2007, 13:54

Fatal, those are some breathtaking images, the colors are so vivid, its almost like being there. So you too fall in the lucky category of people who been so close to heaven

, Which camera was it?

FATAL3RROR · 16th November 2007, 21:01

Thanks a lot for the kind words mobike008!

I used a simple Olympus C-370 PS camera!

PVS · 17th November 2007, 03:08

What an excellent write - up! Although I didn't go through the complete report, the narrative was racy, and the pics excellent! Kudos to both of you for having done that trek and sharing it with us here!

17th April 2007, 01:28	#46
hell_rider BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 538 Thanked: 61 Times	thats a bloody amazing trip man. thanks for sharing.
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20th April 2007, 22:40	#47
pjbiju Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,367 Thanked: 1,106 Times	Amazing trip and sitting down to write it down for us is even more inspiring. Would love to go on such a trip some day before I am too old to do that. The longest I have walked on a single day up a mountain is around 40 km non stop (from sea level to around 4500 ft. from Salem to Yercaud in Tamil Nadu). Have done similar trips a couple of times more. Will write about it some day.
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27th June 2007, 18:13	#48
bruty BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 238 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Really amazing pictures and waht a great right up. I felt so refreshed even after seeing teh pictures.
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28th June 2007, 12:21	#49
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,948 Thanked: 47,226 Times View My Garage	Couple of days back Rudra spent barely 5 minutes on one of the images from this trip and this is what came out. The original is here. Last edited by Samurai : 28th June 2007 at 12:24.
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20th August 2007, 08:45	#50
lancersfx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 225 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Hey samurai:Thatz one of the tedious expeditions....I myself love trekking but this would certainly is a challenge that is not easy....But worth the trek is the ice covered mountain tops which is a no--see anywhere in south.....congrats that you and your wife were able to make it safe and sound.....And a nice pictorial sequence kept me occupied the entire travel...It was just like me on a virutal trek.....
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15th November 2007, 18:10	#51
FATAL3RROR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 116 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6230050zw1.jpg Hi Samurai! Sorry for bumping up an old thread but really loved going through your travelogue. Brought back some real good memories of this same trek which I did with a couple of friends in May, 2006. Lovely writeup and pics you have posted there. Am uploading some of my own trip for everyone to view: The drive from Siliguri to Yuksam: The Dubdi Monastery at Yuksam: At Bakhim - On the way to Tsokha Water, water everywhere at Tsokha Morning at Tsokha - the most beautiful morning of my life! Tsokha village - Top View On the way from Tsokha to Dzongri Flowerland begins! Yours truly: View Point at Dzongri Samurai, you have put it right - The closest you can get to heaven staying on this planet is HERE. Regards, Fatal3rror Last edited by Samurai : 15th November 2007 at 18:44. Reason: Re-hosting and resizing the images to 800x600 for better viewing experience.
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15th November 2007, 18:50	#52
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,948 Thanked: 47,226 Times View My Garage	FATAL3RROR, Awesome, so you did this about 7 months after I did. The vegetation looks little different. But I see too much cloud, did you manage to see the peak at DZongri top? We were very fortunate with weather conditions, with very clear view of everything. P.S: There is nothing wrong in bumping up travlogue threads, these are not timebound threads. P.S.S: I resized and re-hosted your images for easy viewing. The imageshack will lose your images after a while if not viewed for a long period. Some really lovely images there.
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15th November 2007, 20:43	#53
hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,073 Thanked: 44 Times	Nice pictures pal , i am planning to do the trip next year with my wife , so working out on the logistics here , its a bit too early but i think we both need to get ourselves in shape for the trek also.
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15th November 2007, 21:47	#54
FATAL3RROR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 116 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	@Samurai: Yes, it was very cloudy but it made things all the better, believe me. Thankfully, we stayed for 2 nights at Dzongri. We couldn't see a thing on the first morning but Gods blessed us the next morning, giving us an amazing view of the snow-capped peaks all around. I am planning to do this trek again in winters sometime soon. Thanks for resizing and uploading the images again! @hellstar: Thanks man. You really need to do this trek. Shoot if you have any queries about the trek! All the best!
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16th November 2007, 09:24	#55
kibi Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 24 Thanked: 2 Times	Well to think that I was feeling good about trekking Thadiyandamol in 4 hours without any form of exercise............. Wifey had decided after the Thadiyandamol trek that she would never do it again and thanks to this travelogue I see her researching Sikkim now... Between my sis is in airforce and in Baghdogra so extra reason to make the trip.
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16th November 2007, 13:05	#57
FATAL3RROR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 116 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	There were more than 300 pictures taken during the course of the trek..Put up some of my favourite ones here. You can look up rest of the pictures online at my album here: Flickr: Photos from road2sikkim
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16th November 2007, 13:54	#58
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,814 Thanked: 15,603 Times View My Garage	Fatal, those are some breathtaking images, the colors are so vivid, its almost like being there. So you too fall in the lucky category of people who been so close to heaven, Which camera was it?
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16th November 2007, 21:01	#59
FATAL3RROR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 116 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Thanks a lot for the kind words mobike008! I used a simple Olympus C-370 PS camera!
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17th November 2007, 03:08	#60
PVS BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: HyderabadDeccan Posts: 349 Thanked: 605 Times	What an excellent write - up! Although I didn't go through the complete report, the narrative was racy, and the pics excellent! Kudos to both of you for having done that trek and sharing it with us here!
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